1- Show
you live in our service area of Barre, Wheelwright, New
Braintree and Oakham. Any of the following can be used to show
residence: A piece of mail showing name and an address in our
service area; a state issued ID card or a photo ID. We do NOT
require a photo ID however, though this type of ID suffices to
prove residence in our service area.

2- You must self-report
that you do not exceed the USDA income eligibility requirements:
We do not require proof, though clients do signify they do not
exceed the requirements by signing our sign-in sheet on
distribution day.

We do not share personal information to any
local, state or federal agencies, while we do report statistics
such as residence zip code, family size, ages of members, income
sources and participation in other assistance programs such as
food stamps (SNAP), WIC, school breakfast and/or school lunch
programs, supplemental security income though social security,
fuel assistance, and aid to families with dependent children.

Those who qualify to use the food bank may also qualify for
other assistance programs. The MA Dept. of Transitional
Assistance has more information on those programs.

INCOME GUIDELINES
FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE

Persons in Family or Household Size

Annual

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Bi-Weekly

Weekly

1

$20,036

$1,670

$835

$771

$386

2

26,955

2,247

1,124

1,037

519

3

33,874

2,823

1,412

1,303

652

4

40,793

3,400

1,700

1,569

785

5

47,712

3,976

1,988

1,836

918

6

54,631

4,553

2,277

2,102

1,051

7

61,550

5,130

2,565

2,368

1,184

8

68,469

5,706

2,853

2,634

1,317

Each Add'l Member Add

+$6,919

+577

+289

+267

+134

Our clients typically include those either
out of regular wage earning work either through disability or
involuntary unemployment, those on fixed incomes such as social
security, child support/alimony, the homeless or those with no
regular residence or other emergencies and circumstances that
prohibit the client from earning a living wage.

You can help our work in the community by Sponsoring
a Food Drive, by making a donation or by giving of your time.